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Old Tue Jun 15, 2010, 07:10 PM
Rachel Rachel is offline
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Location: Centerburg Ohio
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update

I originally was to have a 2nd opinion at the James on July 20 but called and was able to get an earlier appointment. I went to see a hematologist named Dr. Wurster. After looking at my results and hearing my story so far he was a liitle shocked at the first hematologists ideas. He said that diagnosing me with MDS would be about #37 on his list! A little comforting! He ordered all kinds of blood tests and asked me to come back in 6 weeks (which ends up being mid July) He suspects that I may have a thyroid problem but with my past thyroid test results, that diagnosis is not clear to me either. My past tests for Thyroid were TSH 4.89 (high), 2nd TSH testing was 4.22 (normal) T4 Free 1.1 (normal)t4 total 11.9 (high).

The tests that Dr. Wurster ordered include
CBC differential platelet
Basic Metabolic Panel
Ferritin
Reticulocytes
Folate
Vitamin B12
Bilirubin
Haptoglobin
Lactate Hydrogenase
C Reactive Protein
P1 Linked AG
T4 Battery
TSH

I am not supposed to go for results until mid July but am hoping I can call and request a copy before then!

I have done some research on the tests that have been ordered but wonder if these tests are looking at a bigger picture?

Hope you are all doing well! Thanks for all of the help!
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